COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS Exploration by inquiry and learning through discovery
“We find that CSUF graduates have received a quality, well-rounded education and come to the workplace with the knowledge and technical expertise to hit the ground running. Equally as important as their technical skills and knowledge, our CSUF graduates have come to us armed with an understanding of the consulting and business world.” Mark Zeko President | Principal Hydrogeologist
“Cal State Fullerton provided me with a superb undergraduate and graduate education that allowed me to compete with graduates from the top universities in the country when I did my Ph.D.” David Webb, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer
EXPLORATION BY INQUIRY AND LEARNING THROUGH
DISCOVERY
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
MOVING THE FUTURE
forward
01 02 CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY
1,342 STUDENTS
609 STUDENTS
Biology BS/MS, Biotechnology MA/ Minor, Cell and Molecular Biology Minor, Environmental Biology Minor
Chemistry BA/BS/MA/MS/Minor Biochemistry BS
03 04 05
MATHEMATICS
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
PHYSICS
546 STUDENTS
115 STUDENTS
119 STUDENTS
Mathematics BA/MA/MS/Minor Statistics MS
Geology BS/MS/Minor Earth Sciences BA
Physics BS/MS/Minor
The College of Natural Science and Mathematics faculty are passionate scholars who maintain high standards in their research and teaching, while placing student engagement at the heart of their own research programs.
25 R-3 118%
TH MOST INNOVATIVE
SCHOOL IN THE U.S.
1
Based on universities that make the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities.
RESEARCH STATUS Designated by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education based on an institution that awards doctorate degrees.
COMMITMENT TO
excel
ENROLLMENT INCREASE (2009-2018) From 1,879 students in 2009 to 4,100 in 2018
1: U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings 2018
STUDENTS BY THE
numbers 2017-18 UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
46% 25%
18% 2%
ASIAN
AFRICAN AMERICAN
HISPANIC
WHITE
5% 4% 4% INTERNATIONAL
MULTIRACIAL
UNKNOWN
FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
391
STUDENTS
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY
179
STUDENTS
MATHEMATICS
205
STUDENTS
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
38
STUDENTS
PHYSICS
28
STUDENTS
CENTERS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CNSM
BRIGHTEST MINDS & CENTERS TO
lead
• Center for Computational & Applied Mathematics • Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies • Catalyst (Research in Teaching & Learning Math and Science)
• NSM Student Success Center • Desert Studies Center • Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy Center
RENOWNED TEACHING AND EDUCATION
CNSM has 68 tenured professors, 32 tenure-track professors and 16 full-time lecturers. Joshua Smith, Full-time Professor of Physics; Jocelyn Read and Geoffrey Lovelace, both Associate Professors of Physics; and Alfonso Agnew, Professor of Mathematics; contributed in the discovery of Gravitational Waves.
GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS Faculty members were awarded nearly $5.5 million per annum in grants and contracts for research and scholarly activities.
AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS • Multiple awards at the CSU Program for Education & Research in Biotechnology • Giles T. Brown Outstanding Thesis Award • Crellin Pauling Student Teaching Award • Don Eden Grad Student Research Award
• Glenn Nagel Undergrad Research Award • Southern California Botanists Symposium • Mathematical Association of America • American Mathematical Society
CAREER FAIRS & ENTHUSIASTIC ATTENDANCE 607 STUDENTS 50 ORGANIZATIONS
670 STUDENTS C A R E ECRAREER F A FAI IR
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35 ORGANIZATIONS
CSUF S.M.A.R.T. GIRLS
The College of Natural Science and Mathematics students go beyond the hands-on, lab, computer and field-based experiences. Students engage in real-world research problems, where they not only learn concepts, but also put those concepts into practice within these organizations and student clubs.
PREPARING TO CHANGE THE NSM-ICC
world
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